Argument Analysis: Do Diets Really Work?
Do Diets Really Work
When it comes to dieting there are so many different types to try: low carb, Atkins, cutting calories, gluten free, and the list go on. All are targeted toward helping people lose weight. But do they? Many people believe that dieting can actually make you gain weight. Determining if dieting helps lose weight is the goal of this paper and not to determine what method works best. Ask people around you if they are concerned about dieting or if it works and you will most likely get mixed replies. Most people believe that if you diet you will lose weight, only if it’s done right and you follow the rules of the program. Any slips can possible change the outcome but if you stay good you should see great results, right? …show more content…
One reason can be caused by the temporary food plan, it won’t work in the long run. Moreover, the deprivation of restrictive diets may lead to a diet-overeat or diet-binge cycle. And since your body doesn’t want you to starve it responds to overly-restrictive diets by slowing your metabolism, which of course makes it harder to lose weight. Overly restrictive diets can take all the pleasure out of eating. There’s no reason to be a sacrificial lamb, so to speak, to lose weight. “Dieting, along with the frequent and compulsive weighting that accompanies it, can lead to eating disorders. According to one source, people who diet are 8 times as likely to develop an eating disorder as people who don’t.” (Seig, 2010) It turns out that obesity and overweight can be conditions that are caused by early life trauma. Let’s think about that for a minute, for some people dieting can be a failure from the beginning because of something that happened to them as children and possibly need therapy to talk about their causes of overeating before dieting can be effective and stop the over eating. So the first step towards permanent healthy weight loss is, somewhat ironically, to lose the diet and the diet mindset. Instead think about a healthy eating plan (HEP) that you could live with and enjoy for life. A HEP keeps your daily calorie goal for …show more content…
Even though the odds are against you with your diet, it is most important not to overdo yourself and make important plans ahead of time before truly devoting your life to this new diet. No diet can be successful without some time of physical exercise to succeed. You must remember that changing habits are difficult but change isn’t impossible, and it does take
When it comes to dieting there are so many different types to try: low carb, Atkins, cutting calories, gluten free, and the list go on. All are targeted toward helping people lose weight. But do they? Many people believe that dieting can actually make you gain weight. Determining if dieting helps lose weight is the goal of this paper and not to determine what method works best. Ask people around you if they are concerned about dieting or if it works and you will most likely get mixed replies. Most people believe that if you diet you will lose weight, only if it’s done right and you follow the rules of the program. Any slips can possible change the outcome but if you stay good you should see great results, right? …show more content…
One reason can be caused by the temporary food plan, it won’t work in the long run. Moreover, the deprivation of restrictive diets may lead to a diet-overeat or diet-binge cycle. And since your body doesn’t want you to starve it responds to overly-restrictive diets by slowing your metabolism, which of course makes it harder to lose weight. Overly restrictive diets can take all the pleasure out of eating. There’s no reason to be a sacrificial lamb, so to speak, to lose weight. “Dieting, along with the frequent and compulsive weighting that accompanies it, can lead to eating disorders. According to one source, people who diet are 8 times as likely to develop an eating disorder as people who don’t.” (Seig, 2010) It turns out that obesity and overweight can be conditions that are caused by early life trauma. Let’s think about that for a minute, for some people dieting can be a failure from the beginning because of something that happened to them as children and possibly need therapy to talk about their causes of overeating before dieting can be effective and stop the over eating. So the first step towards permanent healthy weight loss is, somewhat ironically, to lose the diet and the diet mindset. Instead think about a healthy eating plan (HEP) that you could live with and enjoy for life. A HEP keeps your daily calorie goal for …show more content…
Even though the odds are against you with your diet, it is most important not to overdo yourself and make important plans ahead of time before truly devoting your life to this new diet. No diet can be successful without some time of physical exercise to succeed. You must remember that changing habits are difficult but change isn’t impossible, and it does take